According to a leaked Walgreens memo seen by MacRumors, Apple Pay will go live for the pharmaceutical giant on October 18th. Given that Walgreens was listed as an Apple Pay launch partner, that could well mean that Apple Pay will go live nationwide in just seven days time. Read more...... Continue reading

Some of Google's rapid-fire Glass updates have been more useful than others, but its latest is something you're likely to appreciate -- especially if you're a socialite. The wearable's 20.1 upgrade gives you a much better contact system (shown below)... Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/mNEAnhPM9WI/ Tags: today show World Cup winners ufc Pilger... Continue reading

Apple has pushed out iOS 7.1.1, updating the recently-released iOS 7.1 with a few bug fixes. Those include additional improvements to the already improved Touch ID and a pair of other fixes for responsiveness and Bluetooth connectivity. Unspecified security fixes are also included. The full changelog for the whopping 26.1MB... Continue reading

Mustang is one of the most remote parts of Nepal: Nestled on the border of Tibet, it was one of the last parts of the country to encounter Westerners. It's been described as a "hidden kingdom" that's been "virtually unchanged since the 15th century," but modern technology—like radio—is coming. Read... Continue reading

A car has four wheels but these stunt guys only need two. Watch them cruise down a road doing a sideways wheelie on a car. The road isn't under them but right next to their window. They're so casual and calm about it I love it. Read more... Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/HEO5tSo-BsU/+caseychan... Continue reading

Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and I talk about when we might see a new Mac Mini, Jony Ive gets more power at Apple, would you pay $1,000 for an iWatch? And more. Subscribe and download: TWiT.TV Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/H4OA5w6OT5Y/story01.htm Tags: tim mcgraw fox sports adam levine Genesis Carmona shia labeouf Continue reading

The Big U, one of ten proposals presented today as part of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Rebuild by Design competition, aims to protect New York from "the next Hurricane Sandy" with a network of gardens, knolls, and parks. This berm, designed by Bjarke Ingels Group, would... Continue reading

This ethereal little lamp is the latest creation of visionary lighting designer Ingo Maurer. Made of transparent film mounted with LEDs, Dew Drops adds flowing curves and a soft glow to any room. From certain angles, it almost looks like a grid of tiny stars, peeled back and draped into... Continue reading

Visualization continues to mature and focus more on the data first than on novel designs and size. People improved on existing forms and got better at analysis. Readerships seemed to be more ready and eager to explore more data at a time. Fewer spam graphics landed in my inbox. So... Continue reading

It's been battling an uphill battle for ratings, but Ryan Seacrest and Harry Connick Jr. are convinced that this season's "American Idol" will return to its former glory. Speaking to People at the Z100 Jingle Ball in New York City on Friday (December 13), the longtime host shares, "The judges... Continue reading

With your iPhone or iPad you're already able to use iMessage on in-flight WiFi in the U.S. already, but Southwest Airlines is today making it easier for its passengers by offering a new, reduced rate iMessage only plan. Until now, keeping in touch with your iMessage buddies on the plane... Continue reading

Inbox Cube is a new email client for iPhone that aims to make email more of a visual experience than a plain text one. While you have classic email views that show the inboxes we've all grown accustomed to, you can also view and sort all your attachments and files... Continue reading

Enjoying some mommy-and-me time in the Big Apple, Kim Kardashian took baby North out of their Soho apartment on Wednesday (December 4). The reality diva looked simply chic in a long black overcoat covering her all-black outfit as she pushed her little girl's stroller out to an awaiting vehicle. Recently,... Continue reading

Eric Schmidt, former Apple board member and current Google executive chairman, has taken a few moments to write up a Google+ guide for "his friends" on switching from iPhone to Android. It's actually not bad, especially if you run the steps in reverse order. (Google, of course, would still have... Continue reading

It takes a strong woman to date a notorious prankster! For the latest installment of his prank-filled YouTube show, Roman Atwood decided to tell his girlfriend of five years that he'd cheated on her. She was devastated -- but she had a surprise for him, too. Watch the hidden-camera video... Continue reading

Credit: iStockphoto I love mobile technology. I've been traveling without a laptop for a couple years now, and there's little I can't do when on the road for as long as a week. My iPad and iPhone are usually nearby, even when I'm using my Mac. Typically, an Android or... Continue reading

TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine government is defending its efforts to deliver assistance to victims of Typhoon Haiyan. Interior Secretary Mar Roxas said Friday that "in a situation like this, nothing is fast enough." Roxas was speaking in the hard-hit city of Tacloban, most of which was destroyed by... Continue reading

Being a superhero is a tough gig. You have to deal with evil to the bone bad guys, an unconvincing public who thinks you're a weirdo vigilante in costume, people's unrealistic expectations of you to save the world and probably a really tough dating life. But what is a superhero... Continue reading

Maybe we're entering that time of year when you never want to leave your house. That's just fine, because there are plenty of beautiful things for you to pass your time with right here. From a cloud bridge, to perfectly looped GIFs, here are the most beautiful items of the... Continue reading

Want a 7-inch LTE tablet on Verizon? You could get the Nexus 7, and fight with Verizon to try and get it activated, or you could wait until Thursday and pick up the new Verizon brand Ellipsis 7 — Big Red's very own HD Android tablet. The Press release is... Continue reading

2013 iPad guide: How to choose between O2, Vodafone, Three and EE, and a popular MVNO alternative. If you're in the UK with eyes on a new cellular iPad Air or Retina iPad mini, the decision on which carrier to go with is more difficult than ever. This time around... Continue reading

Ever since the top matches were announced for both UFC 167 and 168, the feeling was that these were going to be two of the most successful events in company history. And from a live gate standpoint, they will be. But for UFC, the big money and largest company revenue... Continue reading

Kronos Quartet's new album, Aheym, comes out Nov. 5. All the music on this album was composed by Bryce Dessner (center) of the indie-rock group The National. Andrew Paynter/Courtesy of the artist Bryce Dessner is a man who slips in and out of musical guises with disarming ease. In the... Continue reading

The British government has told a pub in the village of Stilton that it can't call its cheese Stilton. The name is protected by a law that says true Stilton cheese can come from three specific regions — not Cambridgeshire, where Stilton is located. The pub's landlord is weighing his... Continue reading